Solution and Answer Guide for: Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care
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SolutionandAnswerGuidefor jk jk jk jk
MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies jk jk jk jk jk
(MindTapCourseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
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Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care
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Team, and Medical Environment
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Table of Contents jk jk
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions) ..................................................................... 1
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
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1. To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
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a. knowledge base. jk
b. set of skills. jk jk
c. set of behaviors. jk jk
d. all of these jk jk
ANS: d jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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d. Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set
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of behaviors - to be successful.
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2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
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a. Filing patient records jk jk
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications jk
d. Wrapping instruments jk
ANS: a jk
Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative
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skill. jk
c. Incorrect. Administering medications is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill. jk jk
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Environment
d. Incorrect. Wrapping instruments is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill.
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3. A system where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more personalized care and better
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access to their providers for medical services is referred to as which type of service?
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a. PCMH
b. ACO
c. boutique
d. managed care jk
ANS: c jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. PCMH is a patient-centered medical home. This is a model of care where
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doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.jk jk
b. Incorrect, ACO is an accountable care organization. This is a model of care where jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.jk jk
c. Correct. A boutique system is where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more
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personalized care and better access to their providers for medical services.
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d. Incorrect. Managed care refers to care plans where the providers follow rules to keep
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care costs down. jk jk jk
4. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to do which of the following
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through 2028?
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a. grow
b. decline
c. stay consistent jk
d. be eliminated jk
ANS: a jk
Analysis:
a. Correct. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
b. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
c. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
d. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
5. Which of the following organizations provides the RMA credential?
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a. AAMA
b. AMT
c. AAPC
d. NHA
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) credential. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
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Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical
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Environment
b. Correct. The AMT provides the RMA credential. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
credential. jk
c. Incorrect. The AAPC provides certification to professional coders. The AAMA provides the
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CMA (AAMA) credential.
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d. Incorrect. The NHA is an association for those working in healthcare. The AAMA provides
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the CMA (AAMA) credential.
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6. Which of the following defines the role of the patient advocate or navigator?
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a. drives the patient to appointments jk jk jk jk
b. assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
c. acts on behalf of the provider jk jk jk jk jk
d. keeps the patients’ medical records jk jk jk jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Driving the patient to their appointments is outside the role of the patient
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advocate or navigator. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on
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behalf of the patient.
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b. Correct. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the
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patient. jk
c. Incorrect. The patient advocate or navigator does not act on behalf of the provider. The
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patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.
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d. Incorrect. While keeping a copy of the patient’s medical records may be part of the role
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of the advocate or navigator, their main role is to assist the patient or act on behalf of the
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patient. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the
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patient. jk
7. Which of the following describes the role of an ACO?
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a. Provides health care with an emphasis on prevention. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
b. A group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, like the PCMH model who
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together coordinate high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. A system of health care that integrates the delivery and payment of health care for
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covered persons (patients, or subscribers) by contracting with selected providers for
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comprehensive health care services at a reduced cost.
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d. Care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with minor
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emergencies.jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Many health care organizations provide care with an emphasis on prevention. An
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health
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care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to
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provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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b. Correct. An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models
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coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. Incorrect. A system where providers contract to reduce costs is an HMO. An Accountablejk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers,
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similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality
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care to their Medicare patients.
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Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical
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Environment
d. Incorrect. Care centers that take care of minor emergencies are acute care clinics. An jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health
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care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide
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high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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8. What is the name of the physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the hospital?
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a. physician partner jk
b. hospitalist
c. physiatrist
d. hospital physician jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. A physician partner refers to physicians who work together as partners in a
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clinic setting. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to
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the hospital. jk jk
b. Correct. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the
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hospital. jk
c. Incorrect. A physiatrist is a physician that specializes in physical medicine and jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
rehabilitation. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to
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the hospital. jk jk
e. Incorrect. A hospital physician refers to a physician seeing patients in the hospital. This is
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not the same as a hospitalist who looks after patients once admitted to the hospital.
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9. Which of the health care professional uses radionuclides to diagnose and treat diseases?
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a. radiological technician jk
b. radiologist
c. ultrasound technician jk
d. nuclear medicine technologist jk jk
ANS: d jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. A radiological technician is a person that takes x-rays. A nuclear medicine jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the body with a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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b. Incorrect. A radiologist is a physician that reads and interprets x-rays. A nuclear medicine
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technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the body with a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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c. Incorrect. An ultrasound technician uses ultrasound to collect images from inside the jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
body. A nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and
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then scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals
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concentrate in specific organs.
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d. Correct. A nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
and then scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals
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concentrate in specific organs.
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10. Which type of Complementary Medicine identifies three types of energies that are present in
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all things?jk jk
a. ayurvedic medicine jk
b. biofeedback
c. acupuncture
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Team, and Medical Environment jk jk jk
SolutionandAnswerGuidefor jk jk jk jk
MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies jk jk jk jk jk
(MindTapCourseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
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Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care
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Team, and Medical Environment
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Table of Contents jk jk
Content Type ..................................................................................................................... 1
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions) ..................................................................... 1
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Content Type jk
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
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1. To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
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a. knowledge base. jk
b. set of skills. jk jk
c. set of behaviors. jk jk
d. all of these jk jk
ANS: d jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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d. Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set
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of behaviors - to be successful.
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2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
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a. Filing patient records jk jk
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications jk
d. Wrapping instruments jk
ANS: a jk
Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative
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skill. jk
c. Incorrect. Administering medications is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill. jk jk
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Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical
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Environment
d. Incorrect. Wrapping instruments is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill.
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3. A system where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more personalized care and better
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access to their providers for medical services is referred to as which type of service?
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a. PCMH
b. ACO
c. boutique
d. managed care jk
ANS: c jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. PCMH is a patient-centered medical home. This is a model of care where
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doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.jk jk
b. Incorrect, ACO is an accountable care organization. This is a model of care where jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.jk jk
c. Correct. A boutique system is where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more
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personalized care and better access to their providers for medical services.
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d. Incorrect. Managed care refers to care plans where the providers follow rules to keep
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care costs down. jk jk jk
4. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to do which of the following
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through 2028?
jk jk
a. grow
b. decline
c. stay consistent jk
d. be eliminated jk
ANS: a jk
Analysis:
a. Correct. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
b. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
c. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
d. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. jk
5. Which of the following organizations provides the RMA credential?
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a. AAMA
b. AMT
c. AAPC
d. NHA
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) credential. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
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Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical
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Environment
b. Correct. The AMT provides the RMA credential. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
credential. jk
c. Incorrect. The AAPC provides certification to professional coders. The AAMA provides the
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CMA (AAMA) credential.
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d. Incorrect. The NHA is an association for those working in healthcare. The AAMA provides
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the CMA (AAMA) credential.
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6. Which of the following defines the role of the patient advocate or navigator?
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a. drives the patient to appointments jk jk jk jk
b. assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
c. acts on behalf of the provider jk jk jk jk jk
d. keeps the patients’ medical records jk jk jk jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Driving the patient to their appointments is outside the role of the patient
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advocate or navigator. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on
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behalf of the patient.
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b. Correct. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the
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patient. jk
c. Incorrect. The patient advocate or navigator does not act on behalf of the provider. The
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patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.
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d. Incorrect. While keeping a copy of the patient’s medical records may be part of the role
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of the advocate or navigator, their main role is to assist the patient or act on behalf of the
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patient. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the
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patient. jk
7. Which of the following describes the role of an ACO?
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a. Provides health care with an emphasis on prevention. jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
b. A group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, like the PCMH model who
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together coordinate high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. A system of health care that integrates the delivery and payment of health care for
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covered persons (patients, or subscribers) by contracting with selected providers for
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comprehensive health care services at a reduced cost.
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d. Care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with minor
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emergencies.jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Many health care organizations provide care with an emphasis on prevention. An
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health
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care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to
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provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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b. Correct. An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models
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coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. Incorrect. A system where providers contract to reduce costs is an HMO. An Accountablejk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers,
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similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality
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care to their Medicare patients.
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d. Incorrect. Care centers that take care of minor emergencies are acute care clinics. An jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health
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care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide
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high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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8. What is the name of the physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the hospital?
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a. physician partner jk
b. hospitalist
c. physiatrist
d. hospital physician jk
ANS: b jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. A physician partner refers to physicians who work together as partners in a
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clinic setting. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to
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the hospital. jk jk
b. Correct. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the
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hospital. jk
c. Incorrect. A physiatrist is a physician that specializes in physical medicine and jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
rehabilitation. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to
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the hospital. jk jk
e. Incorrect. A hospital physician refers to a physician seeing patients in the hospital. This is
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not the same as a hospitalist who looks after patients once admitted to the hospital.
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9. Which of the health care professional uses radionuclides to diagnose and treat diseases?
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a. radiological technician jk
b. radiologist
c. ultrasound technician jk
d. nuclear medicine technologist jk jk
ANS: d jk
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. A radiological technician is a person that takes x-rays. A nuclear medicine jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the body with a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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b. Incorrect. A radiologist is a physician that reads and interprets x-rays. A nuclear medicine
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technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the body with a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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c. Incorrect. An ultrasound technician uses ultrasound to collect images from inside the jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
body. A nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and
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then scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals
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concentrate in specific organs.
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d. Correct. A nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
and then scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals
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concentrate in specific organs.
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10. Which type of Complementary Medicine identifies three types of energies that are present in
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all things?jk jk
a. ayurvedic medicine jk
b. biofeedback
c. acupuncture
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